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A Policy Framework for the Management of Fisheries on Canada’s Atlantic Coast is the first comprehensive blueprint to guide fisheries management. It is the culmination of fisheries renewal efforts started under the first phase of the Atlantic Fisheries Policy Review (AFPR). The AFPR is a collaborative process with a broad citizen-engagement approach, through which advice and feedback are continuously sought from fish harvesters, processors and industry representatives; the governments of the Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Nunavut; Aboriginal groups; community representatives; environmental groups; academics and other interested individuals. The AFPR is being completed in two phases: Phase I delivers a long-term policy framework, and Phase II establishes priorities and implements elements from the policy framework.